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Marenisco Township honors fallen on Memorial Day

By PAMELA JANSSON

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MARENISCO TOWNSHIP - A balmy day provided the basis for a Memorial Day service at the Marenisco Township Cemetery.

Acting as emcee, John Zorich began the program by leading the public in "The Pledge of Allegiance." He is the commander of American Legion Post 523.

Zorich also thanked attendees, adding, "I believe I speak for all veterans in saying it means so much to us."

"More than 1 million men and women have been lost since the American Revolution," said Legion Chaplain Bruce Mahler while referring to this country's casualties of war.

"Our freedo...